Frank Finlay
@frankjf.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of German, University of Leeds. Former Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. Chair/Trustee Yorkshire Contemporary, Word Up North, Skipton Music
Before, during and after: an absolutely sensational concert last evening by Junyan Chen for Skipton Music
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Before, during and after: an absolutely sensational concert last evening by Junyan Chen for Skipton Music
Made the most of some late afternoon light before the clocks go back tonight.
October 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Made the most of some late afternoon light before the clocks go back tonight.
Such an interesting and enjoyable time interviewing and presenting an eclectic mix of authors and their fascinating books @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social. And a magnificent effort by the team @thewordupnorth.bsky.social to produce the festival back-to-back with #ContainsStrongLanguage
October 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Such an interesting and enjoyable time interviewing and presenting an eclectic mix of authors and their fascinating books @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social. And a magnificent effort by the team @thewordupnorth.bsky.social to produce the festival back-to-back with #ContainsStrongLanguage
The queue for the post-event book signing is generally a reliable indicator of how well an author has been received, and it was through the door for @johnharris1969.bsky.social yesterday @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The queue for the post-event book signing is generally a reliable indicator of how well an author has been received, and it was through the door for @johnharris1969.bsky.social yesterday @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social
I attended the opening of #TurnerPrize2025 but returned to get a a less crowded view of the exhibition, beautifully curated by @Yorkshire Contemporary Contemporary and Bradford Museums @Cartwright Hall Art Gallery Congratulations to the four artists #NnenaKalu #MohammedSami #ReneMatic and #ZadieXa
October 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I attended the opening of #TurnerPrize2025 but returned to get a a less crowded view of the exhibition, beautifully curated by @Yorkshire Contemporary Contemporary and Bradford Museums @Cartwright Hall Art Gallery Congratulations to the four artists #NnenaKalu #MohammedSami #ReneMatic and #ZadieXa
Really looking forward to interviewing @johnharris1969.bsky.social @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social. #MaybeImAmazed is my personal choice for book of the year; a tender, deeply moving memoir about music and autism — and essential reading!
October 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Really looking forward to interviewing @johnharris1969.bsky.social @ilkleylitfest.bsky.social. #MaybeImAmazed is my personal choice for book of the year; a tender, deeply moving memoir about music and autism — and essential reading!
Always love the pre-event calm of an empty hall and the quiet choreography of sound and light checks.
With the brilliant and ebullient @stuartmaconie at #IlkleyLiteratureFestival. In a very crowded field, his fascinating book manages to cast a fresh light on the Beatles story. #WordUpNorth
With the brilliant and ebullient @stuartmaconie at #IlkleyLiteratureFestival. In a very crowded field, his fascinating book manages to cast a fresh light on the Beatles story. #WordUpNorth
October 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Always love the pre-event calm of an empty hall and the quiet choreography of sound and light checks.
With the brilliant and ebullient @stuartmaconie at #IlkleyLiteratureFestival. In a very crowded field, his fascinating book manages to cast a fresh light on the Beatles story. #WordUpNorth
With the brilliant and ebullient @stuartmaconie at #IlkleyLiteratureFestival. In a very crowded field, his fascinating book manages to cast a fresh light on the Beatles story. #WordUpNorth
A great pleasure to be at Bradford’s magnificent Cartwright Hall Art Gallery for the preview of the 2025 #TurnerPrize @bradford2025.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
A great pleasure to be at Bradford’s magnificent Cartwright Hall Art Gallery for the preview of the 2025 #TurnerPrize @bradford2025.co.uk
Result! Helpful, useful and user-friendly …
September 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Result! Helpful, useful and user-friendly …
The highlight of a visit to the always wonderful @stedelijkmuseum.bsky.social Amsterdam; Egyptian artist Wael Shawky’s film of his Drama 1882. On until the end of October, and one of the most original things I’ve seen in quite a while.
September 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The highlight of a visit to the always wonderful @stedelijkmuseum.bsky.social Amsterdam; Egyptian artist Wael Shawky’s film of his Drama 1882. On until the end of October, and one of the most original things I’ve seen in quite a while.
Enjoyed an excellent “Open Space” knowledge exchange event on “Cities of Cultures” at Bradford University organised by WYCA.
March 31, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Enjoyed an excellent “Open Space” knowledge exchange event on “Cities of Cultures” at Bradford University organised by WYCA.
A bright, crisp and early start this morning for a meeting in Saltaire, — in Sir Titus Salt’s former boardroom in the mill no less!
March 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A bright, crisp and early start this morning for a meeting in Saltaire, — in Sir Titus Salt’s former boardroom in the mill no less!
No surer sign of Spring than the return of the wild garlic in the woods!
March 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
No surer sign of Spring than the return of the wild garlic in the woods!
It would take too long a post to do justice to this event organised by the DARE partnership between @universityofleeds.bsky.social @operanorth.bsky.social . I’ll put a link in the comments to an informative piece about the overall project.
January 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It would take too long a post to do justice to this event organised by the DARE partnership between @universityofleeds.bsky.social @operanorth.bsky.social . I’ll put a link in the comments to an informative piece about the overall project.
Am enjoying all the President Musk memes, and they remind me of this one. Reputedly David Steel enjoyed Spitting Image but recognised that the show’s depiction of him as a puppet in David Owen’s pocket didn’t help his public image. Surely only a matter of time before it gets recycled for Trump.
December 22, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Am enjoying all the President Musk memes, and they remind me of this one. Reputedly David Steel enjoyed Spitting Image but recognised that the show’s depiction of him as a puppet in David Owen’s pocket didn’t help his public image. Surely only a matter of time before it gets recycled for Trump.